A social activist, educator, and institution builder who has dedicated her life to serving her community
One of Palestine’s foremost visual artists, sculptors, and calligraphers who also the restored al-Aqsa Mosque’s precious Islamic art after an arson
An academic and prolific author who believed that poetry was a way to bring about change, give a voice to Palestinians, and promote peace
An accomplished scholar of Arabic and Islamic studies and award-winning translator who traced his creative talent to his Jerusalem childhood
A renowned Jerusalemite artist and art historian who was exiled in 1967 and spent the rest of his life creating art that would convey, and lead him back to, the city of his birth
An Arabic-language teacher and media personality who became the first Palestinian woman to work as a radio broadcaster
An epidemiologist, ethnographer, and institution builder who made foundational contributions to medicine and health care in Jerusalem and Palestine
A Jerusalemite jurist and lawyer who wrote widely on the status of Jerusalem and the Palestinian claim to Palestine
A prominent politician, lawyer, and journalist whose political views and activism led to his assassination during a turbulent time in Palestine’s history
A blind educator from Jerusalem who made substantial contributions to the education and vocational training of blind people in the Arab world
A doctor who offered his services widely, helped establish hospitals and clinics, and taught himself to play the piano
A talented and dedicated engineer who devoted his life to institution building, Jerusalem, and the Palestinian national cause
An advocate for freedom of speech and women’s rights who works to preserve Palestinian heritage and identity
A foremost authority on Palestinian land ownership before 1948 who provided future generations with crucial documentation on the Nakba and Palestinian refugees
A Palestinian Russian woman who worked for the British and Jordanian authorities, demanded political change, and established workshops for destitute women